| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20291 |
![]() | Should same-sex couples who wish to get married be given ... No recognition at all? ... The right to civil unions? ... Or the right to marry? If same sex couples should be given ... |
| 551 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| No Recognition | 27% | 32% | 23% | 25% | 25% | 28% | 31% | 25% | 29% | 25% | ** | 42% | 32% | 50% | 13% | 24% | 62% | 16% | 10% | 45% | 34% | 15% | 38% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 37% |
| Right To Civil Unions | 27% | 29% | 25% | 23% | 25% | 29% | 32% | 24% | 30% | 28% | ** | 5% | 48% | 30% | 16% | 42% | 31% | 35% | 13% | 19% | 26% | 31% | 18% | 36% | 25% | 28% | 25% |
| Right To Marry | 45% | 38% | 51% | 51% | 49% | 41% | 35% | 50% | 39% | 46% | ** | 53% | 16% | 18% | 71% | 33% | 7% | 47% | 75% | 31% | 38% | 55% | 41% | 41% | 51% | 49% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | ** | 0% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 30% | 22% | 29% | 19% | 52% | 48% | 83% | 1% | 9% | 7% | 30% | 41% | 27% | 28% | 35% | 32% | 14% | 41% | 46% | 27% | 30% | 42% | 65% | 35% |
![]() | Oregon law says marriage is between a man and a woman. Should that law stay in place? Or should the law be changed? |
| 551 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Stay In Place | 50% | 57% | 44% | 48% | 42% | 55% | 57% | 46% | 56% | 48% | ** | 46% | 80% | 77% | 24% | 63% | 91% | 42% | 22% | 68% | 57% | 39% | 57% | 51% | 44% | 45% | 60% |
| Be Changed | 46% | 41% | 51% | 50% | 54% | 42% | 39% | 52% | 41% | 48% | ** | 54% | 19% | 20% | 73% | 33% | 8% | 51% | 76% | 28% | 41% | 57% | 41% | 44% | 53% | 51% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | ** | 0% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 30% | 22% | 29% | 19% | 52% | 48% | 83% | 1% | 9% | 7% | 30% | 41% | 27% | 28% | 35% | 32% | 14% | 41% | 46% | 27% | 30% | 42% | 65% | 35% |
| 3 | There is a petition drive underway to place a measure on the November 2014 ballot that, if passed, would allow same-sex marriages in Oregon. Do you think the measure should? Or should not? Be placed on the ballot? |
| 551 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Should | 54% | 50% | 57% | 58% | 56% | 49% | 50% | 58% | 50% | 56% | ** | 58% | 23% | 29% | 79% | 41% | 14% | 60% | 83% | 37% | 49% | 63% | 47% | 52% | 59% | 58% | 45% |
| Should Not | 44% | 49% | 40% | 40% | 43% | 47% | 48% | 41% | 48% | 42% | ** | 42% | 73% | 70% | 19% | 56% | 85% | 37% | 16% | 61% | 49% | 35% | 49% | 45% | 41% | 40% | 53% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | ** | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 2% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 30% | 22% | 29% | 19% | 52% | 48% | 83% | 1% | 9% | 7% | 30% | 41% | 27% | 28% | 35% | 32% | 14% | 41% | 46% | 27% | 30% | 42% | 65% | 35% |
| 4 | Should it be legal? Or should it be illegal? For a bakery to refuse to make a cake for a same-sex couple? |
| 551 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Legal | 53% | 54% | 51% | 49% | 54% | 51% | 59% | 51% | 54% | 51% | ** | 53% | 68% | 78% | 30% | 56% | 74% | 55% | 27% | 46% | 57% | 51% | 54% | 56% | 51% | 55% | 48% |
| Illegal | 36% | 33% | 38% | 42% | 36% | 35% | 26% | 40% | 32% | 35% | ** | 47% | 23% | 14% | 58% | 27% | 16% | 30% | 62% | 33% | 29% | 42% | 33% | 29% | 40% | 34% | 39% |
| Not Sure | 12% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 15% | 13% | ** | 0% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 9% | 14% | 10% | 20% | 13% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 9% | 11% | 13% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 30% | 22% | 29% | 19% | 52% | 48% | 83% | 1% | 9% | 7% | 30% | 41% | 27% | 28% | 35% | 32% | 14% | 41% | 46% | 27% | 30% | 42% | 65% | 35% |